Make the most of today

Make the most of today.  Translate your good intentions to actual deeds. Grenville Kleiser Every one is born good and so for the vast part of our early life at least, each one of us gets up with a feeling that the day will be wonderful and that there is a lot of joy for [...]

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Be focused

He who begins many things finishes but few. Italian proverb Multitasking is the buzz word that sets the cat among the pigeons in this fast paced world. The ability to do manifold work of varied nature is considered a key differentiator when selecting a recruit and yet this can also be the bane of the [...]

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Managing time

I must govern the clock, not be governed by it. Golda Meir Often we are victims of our own folly and nothing makes it as crystal clear as our own approach to managing our own affairs. The primary problem relates to how we make use of the time at our disposal. Far too often we [...]

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The TIME for ME is NOW

The most important thing in our lives is what we are doing now. For every human being, time is the most precious resource for the simple reason that it cannot be replenished. Time lost is lost forever and since it is said that time is money, every second lost is money lost. Viewed differently time [...]

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This day

Nothing is worth more than this day. Johann von Goethe Too often we put a very high value on money and the worldly goods / possessions that money can buy. We blissfully ignore the reality that intangibles like strong family ties, harmonious relations ships and a clear conscience are far more valuable, for money can’t [...]

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Step by step

I recommend you to take care of the minutes, for the hours will take care of themselves. Lord Chesterfield Look around and you will find that people are scurrying around, frantically trying to meet some deadline; be it catching the pubic transport or finishing an assignment or speeding up their physical exercise routine because they [...]

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Patience

The secret of patience … to do something else in the meantime.•Anon Patience is a virtue that is both rare and valued. Patience tests our self control, nudges our value systems, challenges our emotions, makes us question our self belief and exposes our fragility in matters of mind and heart. It is the ultimate test [...]

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End of day

Sum up at night what thou has done by day. Lord Herbert  A long tiring day, in which you have given of your best, provides the ideal setting for a sound sleep. You can have not just a good sleep, but a very refreshed morning too, if you take a few minutes before bed time [...]

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Mornings

Even if a farmer intends to loaf, he gets up in time to get an early start. Edgar Watson Howe  An old adage states ‘Early to bed and early to Rise, makes a person healthy wealthy and wise’. The world at large strongly believes in this advice, and almost all boarding schools, spiritual retreat centers, [...]

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The last moment

If it weren’t for the last minute, nothing would get done. Anon It is a good thing that we aren’t robotic in our time management or else life would be too boring.  The frantic pace at which we run around at the last moment, the high level of stress and the fragility of our planning, [...]

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